Scientific Method Vocabulary Quiz

This is an "if...., then....." statement.

• hypothesis

• procedures

• testable question

• conclusion

Steps you follow to conduct an experiment

• conclusion
• procedures
• experiment
• data

The factor in an experiment that is changed.

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• conclusion
• observation

Information and measurements collected during an experiment.

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• predictions

• data

A conclusion drawn from data and observations

• compass

• inference

• variable

• procedure

This is the group that is left alone and shows what would normally happen if no experiment was done at all.

• Constant Variable

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Group

An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers

• qualitative observation

• scientific method

• experimental group

• quantitative observation

a list of all of the equipment and supplies used to do an experiment

• variables

• materials

• analysis

• data table

An independent variable is...

• a variable you purposely change

• the variable you measure or observe

• a variable that stays constant

A dependent variable is...

• a variable you purposely change

• the variable you measure or observe

• a variable that stays constant